Springdale 2025 budget includes fire and police equipment, staff

• Staff will receive 3% pay bumps.

The intrigue: The budget includes beefing up staff in public safety with eight new patrol officers in the Police Department, six firefighters and one fire marshal.

Zoom out: Other new new positions include two deputy court clerks, one parks maintenance worker and one engineering technician.

Some planned purchases include:

🚒 $1.43 million in equipment, vehicles, building improvements and software for the Fire Department

🚔 About $620,600 on police equipment and vehicles

🚜 About $449,500 on equipment and building improvements in the Parks and Recreation Department

🚦 $300,000 on traffic signals

🌳 $100,000 on Luther George Park programs